Cigarette holder



Sept, 23,1930, c. AQMACREADY CIGARETTE HOLDER 'f'il'ed May 20, 1927'INVENTOR, Czar-lea 2i Mac-leafy,

cat/14 A TTORNEY.

WIIIII/I/I/I/J 40 Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the consumed.This isthe important feature of Patented Sept. 23, 1930 I Q h 'I'NITEDSTATES" PATENT OFFICE Application filed May 20, 1927. Serial No.192,885.

This invention relates to improvements in a cigar or cigarette is laced.3 designates cigarette holders. An object of my inven the cylindricalpart of the holder which is tion is to provide a holder for a lightedcigaformed from very thin metal, as brass. 4 rette which will preventthe same from being designates a slit that extends the length of 5entirely consumed. It is a well known fact the part 3. That portion ofthe'cylindrical 65 that a lighted cigarette, if placed in a hori-. part3 on one side of the slit 4; is extended zontal or inclined positionwill be entirely downward as shown at 5, to form the stop or consumed.It also produces a large volume foot piece 5. The cylinder part 3,as'shown, of offensive smoke during the time it is left is open at itslower end. The cylindrical part in this position. A piece of furnitureon 3 is also formed with an integral portion 6 60 which the lightedcigarette is placed, is often having the integral off set portions 7 and8 burned in spots, and occasionally fires are which are designed forattaching the holder started. The present invention is designed to the Ushaped shelf 2. This is accomplished to overcome these objections. Theholder is by bending these offset portions downward,

so constructed that the heat from the lighted as shown clearly in Fig.5, in order that they cigarette is radiated permittingit to burn maysnugly and frictionally engage the U slowly for a few minutes and thento become shaped shelf to permit the holder to be read extinguished, ifit is not given a puff or two ily attached to and detached from theshelf by the user, as will be fully described. by sliding it on and 0H.

Broadly it comprises a substantially cylin- The upper end of thecylindrical 'part 3 is drical shaped member in which member thepreferably made slightly cone-shaped or lighted end of a cigarette isplaced which is flaring as indicated at 9 to permit the ready in avertical position. A stop or plate is 10- insertlon of a cigarette whichis indicated at cated below and spaced a short distance from 10. Thelighted end is indicated at 11.

the lower end of the cylindrical shaped mem- The operation of the holdermay be de- 75 her and on which plate the lighted end rests. scribed asfollows: When a lighted cigarette The distance of this plate below thelower end is laced inthe cylindrical part 3 with its of the cylindricalshaped'member will deterlighted end 11 resting on the offset or footmine how much of the length of the cigarette piece 5, the ci arette willcontinue to burn will be consumed beforeit is extinguished. slowly untilthe lighted part reaches the Means are provided for attaching the holderlower end or edge 3 when it will go out, due to an ash tray and which isso constructed to to the inability of obtaining sufiicient air or permitthe holder to be easily removed. oxygen. Slow burning of that portion ofthe Referring to the drawings: cigarette which extends from the upperedge Fig. 1 is a plan View of the holder. of the piece 6 to the lower ede 3 is due to Fig. 2 is a side elevation. the thin metal of the holder wich will radi- Fi 3 is a plan view of an ash tray showate a largeportion of the heat that is emitted ing t e holder located thereon, witha cigafrom the hghted end, therefore preventing rette inserted in theholder. Y this part of the cigarette from being rapidly line'4.4 of Fig.-3 illustrating a lighted cigam improvement as it prevents large volumesrette in the holder and resting on the stop 0 smoke from being givenoff, and further and v 7 it permits the user to lay his cigarette oneFig. 5 is a sectional elevational view on the side for a few minutes,two or three, without 45 line 5-5 of Fig. 4 showin the holder atitsbeing entirely consumed. He may at his tached to the shell on whic acigar is usuleisure take a draw or two and then re lace ally placed. I 1it again in the holder forfurther use. ere Referring to the drawings indetail: is also no danger of the cigarettebuming or 1 designates an ashtra of the usual saucer setting fire to an hin 1 shape; 2 is the usualshe f portion on which The article is ght m weight, inexpensive,

attractive in a pearance and one that serves a useful end or the purose-intended.

It is to be understood t at I do not limit myself to the exact featuresand structure 5 herein shown as other and analogous forms are clear?possible but all embodying the feature 0 a stop or foot piece, asupporting part and a heat radiating art wh ch embodies the principledescribed What I claim 1s:

1. A device for supporting a lighted cigarette,'comprising a barrelshaped older part open at its lower end, a member forming a portion ofthe holder part and located at and spaced below the open lower end ofthe holder part on which member the lighted end of a cigarette rests,and means forming a part of the holder for supporting the same on theU-shaped shelf of an ash tray, as described.

2. A device for the pur ose described,

comprising a holder art 0 thin material and a foot piece attac ed to theholder and spaced a distance from the lower end of the holder todetermine the length or portion that a lighted-oi arette will consumebefore it is extinguishe 3. A detachable cigarette holder member for ashtrays that are formed with a U- shaped shelf, said member having an armfor attachment to the U-shaped shelf of the tray and the arm havingbendable wing portions for removably supportin the said holder on the U-haped shelf of t e ash tray, means on the holder member for supportingthe lighted end of a cigarette, when inserted in the said holder and forlowering its normal rate of combustion, whereb the cigarette will begradually extinguis ed after a definite or small length of the cigarettehas 40 been consumed, as described.

CHARLES A. MACREADY.

